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Hickory Creek Preserve

FPDWC & Orange via La Porte Road Path

4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 22 min

FPDWC & Orange via La Porte Road Path is a 4-mile out-and-back in Hickory Creek Preserve near Mokena, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 738 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52598, -87.88894
Nearest town Mokena, IL
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FPDWC & Orange via La Porte Road Path

4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 669–738 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.52598, -87.88894

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Mokena stop 607 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto La Porte Road Path, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto FPDWC, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto FPDWC, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto FPDWC, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Purple & Orange, heading W.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto FPDWC, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple & Orange, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miReach FPDWC, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Purple & Orange, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Purple & Orange, heading E.
  18. 100 ftBear right onto FPDWC, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto Orange, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto FPDWC, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto FPDWC, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Orange, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto FPDWC, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto La Porte Road Path, heading NE.
  26. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fpdwc-orange-out-back

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mokena stop 607 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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